Nearly 80 per cent of Canada's past year job gains were in one province: Alberta

Alberta responsible for nearly 80 per cent of all new jobs in Canada

Wikimedia CommonsAuthor: Quinn PatrickAlberta accounted for nearly 80 per cent of all jobs created across Canada over the last year, despite being home to only 12 per cent of the country’s total population.According to Statistics Canada’s latest job report, the province has added 78,500 jobs in the past 12 months. That accounts for the overwhelming majority of the 99,000 total that was added across Canada.Unlike the legacy media, we accept ZERO …

Alberta leads Canada in job gains amid separation talk

Alberta created nearly eight in 10 new jobs across Canada over the past year, according to StatCan.

Alberta Fact Check: Alberta isn't just leading Canada's economy — it's carrying the country's job market

Subhead:Alberta accounted for a disproportionately large share of the new jobs created in Canada over the past year.#   Nearly 80% of all net jobs created in Canada over the past year were created in Alberta, despite the province accounting for only about 12% of the country's population. And Alberta is doing it despite Ottawa's job-killing policies: pipeline restrictions, carbon taxes, emissions caps, regulatory delays and investment uncertainty…

Nearly 80 per cent of Canada's past year job gains were in one province: Alberta

Alberta added nearly 80,000 jobs in the past 12 months, while all of Canada added 99,000, Statistics Canada said in its latest jobs report.

Alberta accounts for nearly half of Canada’s June job gains as unemployment falls

OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market took another step in the right direction in June, adding 18,000 jobs, including about 8,000 in Alberta, while the national unemployment rate edged lower. Employment rose 0.1 per cent nationally last month, broadly in line with economists’ expectations, according to an analysis by TD Economics. Alberta accounted for roughly 44 per cent of Canada’s net employment growth during the month. The national unemployment ra…